Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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